Executive advisory by Great Success

Climb With Intent™

Independent counsel from Suzanne Daniels for founders and technology executives facing consequential decisions. I challenge the thinking; you retain operational ownership.

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The starting point

When to bring me in.

For founders, CEOs, CTOs, and technology executives who need an independent thinking partner for a consequential decision. You do not need another executive to run the function. You need perspective that can withstand scrutiny.

You are weighing an AI or platform investment and need to separate strategic value from an expensive story.
A board conversation, organisation change, or product-direction decision needs a clearer argument and an honest challenge.
You want a recurring sounding board who understands both engineering reality and the commercial consequences.

The work

What we work towards.

A decision you can explain

Make the intent, constraints, and trade-offs explicit. Test the alternatives before a recommendation becomes a commitment.

A direction you can defend

Connect technology choices to the organisation, product, and business. Prepare for the questions your team and board should ask.

Evidence, not reassurance

Identify what would change your mind, how to test the assumptions, and what to watch after the decision. An independent perspective, not a rubber stamp.

The engagement

Clear scope.
Clear ownership.

A focused decision session or an ongoing advisory relationship, with preparation, cadence, and scope agreed around the decisions in front of you.

I challenge the thinking and help make the next move clear. You retain the decision and operational ownership. If you need someone embedded to lead execution, that is a fractional leadership engagement.

Climb With Intent™ is executive advisory by Great Success, delivered by me, Suzanne Daniels. Engineering depth and executive clarity, applied to the decision in front of you.

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The first call is free, runs 30 minutes, and ends with a clear next step or a referral.

Suzanne Daniels

The experience behind it.

Thirty-plus years in engineering, platforms, and technology strategy, including executive advisory at Microsoft & GitHub. Creator of the ISEE Framework™ and Agentile™ operating model, and author of Ghost Decisions: a practical lens on ownership, governance, and evidence.

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Work with me / Great Success

Another way to work together.

I help technology companies align what they build, how they operate, and how they reach developers. Embedded leadership when you need someone to own the work. Executive advisory when you need a clearer decision.

Embedded engineering leadership

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Fractional and interim CTO leadership for EMEA scale-ups and enterprises. Organisation design, platform strategy, and AI adoption, with responsibility for the work.

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Embedded developer-market leadership

Developer GTM & DevRel

Fractional developer GTM and DevRel leadership for developer-facing technology businesses. Connect product positioning, developer trust, and adoption.